Thesis: Decolonization in Africa and India both had different reprecussions that each changed those countries. Through Political, economical and Social aspects, Africa and India dealt with WW2 and its results in seperate manners.

Political

India

• The death of Ghandi led to war between India and Packistan.
• The lack of government representitives led to India's need for independence.
• India was seperated into seperate Hindu and Muslim states.
• India gained independence; Britian gave India back to its native people.
• Ghandi attempted to create a free India through a non-violent movement.
• Ghandi was killed by a Hindu who wanted to maintain the hostile relationship between Hindus and Muslims
• Ghandi protested against colonization until WW2, which disturbed the process of decolonization.
• was broken up into Hindu/Muslim states

Africa

• Apartheid ended and granted the black population freedom.
• -was developed by the strategists in the National party.
• When Algeria gained independence, they forced out the French.
• Africa had limited widespread political rule.
• Newly african states were unprepared.
• Border disputes.
• There was a delay in decolonization when the influence of Superpowers heightened.
• Africa was behind other countries economically because they were controlled for such a long time.
• The Apartheid led to a delay in black freedom due to the rules & regulations, as well as superior whites.
• Kenya got independence and industrialized.
• Europe's centralizing caused WW2 to delay decolonization

Economical

India*

Africa

• The Suez Canal Crises.
• Kenya was far behind technologically and had to industrialize.
• The African economy was drained of its natural resources with no opportunity to diversify from its colonial export of cash crops.
• Struggled to industrialize its poverty stricken workforce withouth sufficient funds.
• They suffered from famine and drought.
• The U.S. and Soviet Union loaned money and food to Africa in an attempt to influence them to adopt their ideology.
• Africa borrowed large sums of money from various nations, bankers, and companies.
• However, the borrowed money did not rehabiliate the devastated economy.

Social

India

• Religious hostilities that existed between the Hindus and the Muslims.
• India was partitioned.
• A new independent state known as Pakistan was created.

Africa

• Social issues such as education, health care, and political stability were ignored.
• Blacks and Whites were separated.
• Decolonized Africa lost many of its social institutions.

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Patterns:
In both Africa and India decolonization was a result of a need for independence from the occupying lands. Although this granted freedom to both Africa and India both lands were still lacking crutial advancements in technology and industry, and were far behind the other countrys.


Validated: JJ Paetow, it was pretty good except isnt there suposed to be more than just one thesis. I like the way u organized the info.THere is no links also.

Validated by: Armando Covarrubias
Economic for India?
Expand ideas under political.
Under social, India was partitioned from?

Validated by: Amy Gilson
-Good information
-Don't forget links
-India -- economic?
-images? maybe.

Validated by: Bobby Albright
good information
links?
india economic?
pictures?
but all around was solid.